# NTSB DEN74AD032: Cessna 182P, N21267, Ward, CO, January 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 6, 1974
- Place: Ward, CO · WARD, CO
- Location: 40.0731° N, 105.5147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ward, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0731&lon=-105.5147&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187172
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74AD032
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74AD032

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0116   74/1/6  NR.WARD,COLO          CESSNA 182P         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 1920
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N21267              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOVELAND,COLO               GRAND JUNCTION,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - SNOW
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          BLOWING SNOW                                             VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
        REMARKS- INADVERTENTLY ENTRD BOX CANYON IN KNOWN ADVERSE WEA COND. RECOVERY DATE 1/9/74.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N21267](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21267-1974-03-14), registration cancelled 1974-03-14, S/N 18261527 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182P
- Registry model: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740106001579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106001579A), Jan 6, 1974: Cessna 182P, Ward, CO, Destroyed. Inadvertently entrd box canyon in known adverse wea cond. Recovery date 1/9/74.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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